Are We Giving Our Students a Crutch?

In grades up to third grade, the focus is really learning how to read and learn how to write. Once we get past third grade, if your student starts to fall behind, that gap starts to grow. Remediate but also give them the tools that they need to be able to fulfil the goal of the lesson. We're listening to books on tape. This makes it more likely that their language skills won't fall behind while they learn phonics and learn to read. I sa ie, i point it is a concernand.